Validity, utility and ethics of profiling for serial violent and sexual offenders

Paul Wilson; Robyn Lincoln; Richard Kocsis

doi:10.1080/13218719709524891

Validity, utility and ethics of profiling for serial violent and sexual offenders

Paul Wilson
, Robyn Lincoln
, Richard Kocsis

Faculty of Society & Design

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Abstract

Despite its apparent popularity, criminal personality profiling has been poorly evaluated as either an investigative aid or a conceptual tool. This article documents some aspects of the development of offender profiling. Importantly, it identifies and differentiates the different styles of profiling and their distinct conceptual orientations. The literature is also reviewed to extract what conclusions can be drawn with respect to the validity, utility and ethics of offender profiles in criminal investigations and what this may mean for psychiatry, psychology and the law in general.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-11
Number of pages	11
Journal	Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719709524891
Publication status	Published - 1997

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Validity, utility and ethics of psychological profiling for serial violent and sexual offenders
Lincoln, R., Wilson, P. & Kocsis, R., 1996.
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